Symposiums and Seminars

The Johnson Institute is committed to providing a public forum for dialogue on current issues of leadership and ethics in public service and to providing technical support in this regard for organizations in Pittsburgh and beyond.

CORO Leadership Luncheon Series

The Johnson Institute co-sponsored a three-part summer luncheon series for young professionals with CORO Pittsburgh. Each addressed strategies for leadership development and career management. Speakers were:

1) Audrey Murrell, Director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, Katz Graduate School of Business,Watch Video

3) Christina Gabriel, President of the University Energy Partnership,Watch Vide

KaBoom! How One Man Built a Movement

The Johnson Institute joined with the Institute for Social Innovation at CMU, to host Darell Hammond, Founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, an award winning, not-for-profit based in Washington, D.C. dedicated to building playgrounds in at-risk communities with public and private partnerships. He was joined by Braddock Mayor John Fetterman in a lively public forum.Watch Video

Pay Equity and Negotiation Forum

The Johnson Institute sponsored a workshop dealing with pay equity for women in the workforce. The event featured the research of Linda Babcock, Carnegie Mellon University professor and author of Women Don’t Ask and Peggy Morrison Outon of the 74% Project, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management, Robert Morris University. April Brouwer and Kimberly Rusnak welcomed Ms. Outon and Ayana Ledford, director of Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS), Carnegie Mellon University.Watch Video